If the rpcsec_gss_krb5 module cannot be loaded, the attempt to create an rpc_client in nfs4_init_client will currently fail with an EINVAL. Fix is to retry with AUTH_NULL. Regression introduced by the commit "NFS: Use "krb5i" to establish NFSv4 state whenever possible" Signed-off-by: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Chuck Lever <chuck.lever@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Bryan Schumaker <bjschuma@xxxxxxxxxx> --- fs/nfs/nfs4client.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c index bb9789e..a4f2100 100644 --- a/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c +++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4client.c @@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ struct nfs_client *nfs4_init_client(struct nfs_client *clp, __set_bit(NFS_CS_DISCRTRY, &clp->cl_flags); error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_GSS_KRB5I); + if (error == -EINVAL) + error = nfs_create_rpc_client(clp, timeparms, RPC_AUTH_NULL); if (error < 0) goto error; -- 1.8.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-nfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html